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Thursday, June 18, 2009

I am participating in Marty's fun Cloche Party. A perfect place to celebrate my 200th post!

I tend to concoct cloches out of a little bit of this and that.This little cloche is made from a garage sale find downspout cover, a flea market piece of wood, the base of a thrifted McCoy flower pot, a bit of moss and the cutest little strawberry salt shaker.

One of these isn't technically a cloche but I love any glass container that raises the items inside to new prominence. So, salt and peppers, green Depression glass plates and a little fork look like treasures. The smaller cloche is actually a glass taper holder and plate glued together and the top is a candle holder from a wrought iron hanging thingy flipped upside down.

I love all the kitchen goods from the 30's and 40's but many things I collect are small so cloches are the perfect showcase.

This cloche on a stand is another conglomeration. I sprayed an ash tray stand from the 40's white, ditched the ash tray and took a glass cover from a Goodwill light fixture turned upside down to make this cloche. A glass piece (not sure what it's purpose was originally) covers the hole and a metal curtain rod finial tops this one off.

Love my pretty robin inside. I had a few more pictures of other cloches to share but decided to try loading my pictures with Picasa. I could only get 4 pictures on this post. I thought I could export the rest in another folder but I couldn't get it to work.This lead me to realize just how much time I spend working on my Blog instead of getting art done for Etsy or gearing up for the Burlington Antique Show which we are doing this Sunday. (Happy Father's Day, Joe)Remind me not to use Picasa again, now everything is underlined and I can't stop it.Anyway, I am taking a few weeks to get real life back together. I will be back in July. (this line is making me nuts) I will be hosting a 200th post give away when I come back. I love all my blogging friends and will be visiting, if not commenting. Don't forget me.Now go and see all the other cloches and say hi to Marty for me.

I am taking a lesson from my friend Jodie,..take time for the important things.

They are all fantastic gatherings, Pam, made even prettier under glass. I love the smoker stand transformation. I don't know how many of these I have passed up, but I could kick myself now for doing so.I'm thinking about taking a much needed breather myself. I am so addicted to blogging, I need to see if I need a 12 step program or if I could cold turkey it if I had to. lolDebbie

Now I am really inspired to see what I can make a cloche out of. YOur just amaze me. They are all so pretty and so beautifully done. I love them all. What inspiration and such creative ideas. Thanks so much for joining the party. Hugs, Marty

Oh Pam. another Ohio girl! I'm on a teeny tiny mini laptop this am and can't see = where abouts do you live? I love your re-purposed and beautiful cloche displays! You've worked dome magic and used your small collection pieces to make them a focal point. Yours is the second downspout cover I've seen- where in the world did you get it? I am coveting it baaad... thanks so much for stopping by, hope to see ya again, and I,too, will be back... :-) Sue

O.K., now you have inspired me... I am about to go wandering around the china cabinets & take a look at glass "things" differently!! I love cloches... I especially love to use them to display My Families Vintage Christmas Ornaments....You so inspire me!!Love,Marilynxxoo

You're not alone! Don't you hate that when something gets underlined or something equally devastating and you can't figure out how to stop it! I do it all the time. Your displays are lovely, as are your talents in creativity!Brenda

Wow Pam, I'm going to miss you. Take a much needed break & enjoy your Antique weekend. You've been so busy with graduation and life in general, now you need to see about Pam. One thing I realized when I took a week offline...it wasn't long enough. Take all the time you need and enjoy it. We will all be here when you get back!!! (but don't forget to let me know how your booth faired!)Love ya!!!!everything vintage ps...who the heck could forget about you??? ;)

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Hello, I am Pam. Wife, mother, daughter, sister, artist, crafter, collector. Making an effort to cobble it all together into a life lived more frugally, less wastefully and with abundant happiness and love.
Frippery is the place I come to hash it all out with my kindred blogger spirits. Friends of the soul, mind and heart.
Frippery is also the name of my business, where pieces of the past are saved, re-loved, transformed and sent to live all fresh in a new home. Fluff, finery and nonsense may not be necessities but they enhance the journey. The journey being life.
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